Background*

Mr. Edmond L. Harris, also known as Ed, serves as a Senior Advisor at Global Infrastructure Partners. Mr. Harris has over 30 years of operations management experience in the North American railroad industry. He served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Canadian Pacific Railway Limited and Canadian Pacific Railway Company from April 6, 2010 to April 1, 2011. He served as an Executive Vice-President of Operations at Canadian National Railway Company ... from March 8, 2005 to January 31, 2007 and as its Senior Vice President of Operations from July 1, 2003 to March 8, 2005. He joined CN's executive council, the most senior decision-making forum at Canadian National Railway Co. He served as Chief Transportation Officer at Canadian National Railway from 2001 to 2003. Prior to that, Mr. Harris served as Vice-President, Midwest Division, following Canadian National Railway's acquisition of Illinois Central Corporation (IC) since July 1999. He served as Vice President of Operations for IC since 1998 and also served as its General Manager, Northern Region. From 1994 to 1997, Mr. Harris served as the General Manager of Southern Region at IC. He joined IC in 1968 and held positions of increasing responsibility in communications, materials control, and transportation, and also served as its Acting Executive Director, Labour Relations since 1992. He has been Director of OmniTRAX, Inc. since May 27, 2014. He serves as Director at A & B Rail Services, a track construction and maintenance company. His IC service was interrupted by a four-year tour of duty in United States Marine Corps. Mr. Harris is Rail Operations Consultant and Independent Contractor. He served as Director of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited from December 2011 to May 17, 2012. He served as Director of Canadian Pacific Railway Company from December 15, 2011 to May 17, 2012. Mr. Harris holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from the University of Illinois, Chicago.

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